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Fatima Babiker, President of the York Federation of Students addresses reporters at Queen’s Park | Photo by Kevin Connery

What Happened? What’s Next? Student Choice Initiative has been deemed unlawful B y Kev i n C o n n e r y

THE ATMOSPHERE in Queen’s Park was quietly excited as reporters, many of whom were from student newspapers, waited for Kayla Weiler, the Ontario representative of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS), to speak. The press conference had been scheduled only the night before, following the news that CFS and the York Federation of Students (YFS) had won their challenge to the Student Choice Initiative (SCI) — The Ontario Division Court voted unanimously to quash the SCI, deeming it unlawful. Since it was announced in early 2019, the SCI has been the subject of much discussion and coverage. The SCI posed the risk of drastically impacting the operating budgets of many students groups, potentially (and as it turned out actually) interfering with their ability to provide service to students.

This was something the court noted in their decision, stating the government has no statutory authority to interfere with the internal affairs of student organization. “Student associations are not created or funded by Ontario or by universities. They belong to and are funded by the students.” Student groups, both here at the university and across Ontario, now find themselves again standing in uncertainty. The biggest question that reporters had for Weiler and YFS president, Fatima Babiker, as well as Louis Century, a lawyer from Goldblatt Partners LLP, who helped represent CFS and YFS, was What happens now? Their answer was, in short, that they aren’t sure. And it’s much the same here on campus. “We are reviewing the court decision to determine what the impact will be.

Hopefully we will have more information in the coming weeks,” Lori Bona Hunt, Director of Integrated Communications, told The Ontarion. While this is a fine — even expected answer — it does little to assuage the uncertainty that now looms. Will things revert to how they were before the introduction of the SCI? What does this decision mean for student groups that had to change operation or fire staff? “I would love to be able to provide more information at this time as I know that our students are very anxious to know what impact it will have,” Carrie Chassels, Vice-Provost Student Affairs told The Ontarion. “The reality is that we really don’t know yet.” The CSA was unable to comment at this time. This win is a win, and that should be celebrated. It represents a tremendous

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victory for students who saw the SCI as what it was, an attempt to interfere with the organizing power of students. “[The SCI] was never about choice,” said Weiler, it was always “about the Ford government attempting to silence the bodies that hold them accountable.” Still, many questions remain. I spoke with Weiler at the press conference and asked her what the next steps are for CFS. “We go back to the table ... we’re going to continue with the work that we do, advocating against the OSAP cut, calling for a free education system, calling for more public funding of education, for more democratic rights of students on our campus, and continuing to tell this government that we’re the ones who care about students — they’re not.” n

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The Ontarion is a non-profit organization governed by a Board of Directors. Since The Ontarion undertakes the publishing of student work, the opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of The Ontarion staff and Board of Directors. The Ontarion reserves the right to edit or refuse all material deemed sexist, racist, homophobic, or otherwise unfit for publication as determined by the Editor-in-Chief. Material of any form appearing in this newspaper is copyrighted 2019 and cannot be reprinted without the approval of the Editor-in-Chief. The Ontarion retains the right of first publication on all material. In the event that an advertiser is not satisfied with an advertisement in the newspaper, they must notify The Ontarion within four working days of publication. The Ontarion will not be held responsible for advertising mistakes beyond the cost of advertisement. The Ontarion is printed by Hamilton Web.

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Lack of Coverage of Bolivian Coup I AM FROM SOUTH AMERICA and naturally interested in what goes on there. It is for this reason that I am writing to comment on the lack of Canadian mainstream media coverage of the military coup that ousted democratically-elected president Evo Morales in Bolivia. At the same time, I see the riots in Hong Kong everyday in our media. Why is the situation in Hong Kong more mediaworthy than the situation in Bolivia or Chile? Both Bolivia and Chile are undergoing social upheaval with government repression and dead protesters. I think that is newsworthy. I don’t understand the biased coverage. If media is a means of communicating news, then shouldn’t our media be informing the Canadian public of the riots in Bolivia and Chile as they do of the riots in Hong Kong? I think that is a fair question. As to the causes of why, I can only speculate. It could be because the Bolivian situation deals with a delicate issue to Canadian economic and social interests. Bolivia has mineral resources and Canadian companies have a presence there. Evo Morales nationalized the resource industry and made some foreign companies unhappy. Also, Evo is the first Indigenous president in South America, and the world for that matter. Canada has an ongoing delicate problem with its Indigenous population and may not want the issue in Bolivia, which has an Indigenous population of 62 per cent, to be too visible here given the current political situation. Our media has corporate sponsors, and maybe they don’t want to go there for fear of losing their advertising dollars. Another reason could be because Evo’s government is an example of successful socialist policy. Bolivia had the greatest economic growth in the last decade out of all of Latin America. Also highest poverty reduction numbers. Even the IMF (International Monetary Fund) admits this. I don’t know the exact reasons behind the lack of coverage of Bolivian and Chilean riots. But I do know our media is not covering them in a balanced way. The Canadian public has a right to be informed. The Canadian media has a responsibility to provide unbiased coverage of all newsworthy events around the world, regardless of politics. n

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ON THE RADAR Appeals Court Stayed the Execution of Rodney Reed. Rodney Reed, who was scheduled for execution in November, was granted delay of execution by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, and shortly after, the Court of Criminal Appeals in Texas ruled to halt the execution, ordering that new evidence be considered. Reed was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of Stacey Stites in 1996 and has been on death row since 1998. Significant doubt over Reed’s guilt has led widespread support for a stay of his execution from lawmakers and a number of public figures. While this is still ongoing, the stay represents a significant win for Reed.

Roger Stone, Guilty Roger J. Stone Jr., a former aide and longtime friend of President Trump, was found guilty on Nov. 15 of obstructing a congressional investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 American presidential election in what prosecutors described as an effort to protect the president. Stone was charged with lying to the House Intelligence Committee, trying to block the testimony of another potential witness, and concealing evidence from investigators.

Ian Williams Wins! Canadian poet and writer, Ian Williams, has won the 2019 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel Reproduction. The publisher Penguin Random House Canada describe the book as “a hilarious, surprising and poignant love

Hittin’ That Vape This month, the Government of Canada announced that it is investigating the emergence of severe lung illness related to vaping. While the causes of severe lung illness related to or as a result of vaping are under investigation in both the United States and Canada, consumers have been urged to recognize that there are risks associated with vaping. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 2,100 vaping-related lung illnesses, and 42 deaths linked to vaping products as of November this year. Here in Canada, there have been eight confirmed or probable cases of severe lung illness related to vaping: three confirmed cases in Quebec, two probable cases in New Brunswick, and three probable cases in British Columbia.

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Big Brown Bats Stealing Food From Little Brown Bats Little brown bats, a species of mouse-eared microbat found in North America (yes, that is what they are called), are endangered due to white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease that has been threatening bats across North America since 2006. A new study from biologists at the University of Guelph suggests that conservation efforts to help the little brown bats may be being hampered by an equally adorably-named obstruction — big brown bats (yes, that is what they are called). The study shows the big brown bats have been consuming a wider breadth of prey, including many of the insect species consumed by the little brown bats. “Future research should build in [our] findings,” the researchers concluded, “and better quantify the strength of the competitive interaction and what that means for bat population recovery and insect control.”

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story about the way families are invented.” Williams, a professor of creative writing at the University of British Columbia, told the CBC in an interview following the ceremony on Nov. 18, “There’s a lot of history that goes into standing right here.” He added, “Novelists have been fascinated through centuries about how families are formed

On Nov. 20, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his cabinet. The 34-person cabinet, includes some new faces, and the largest share of Ontario and Quebec ministers since 1965. Eleven cabinet posts have gone to Liberal MPs from Quebec, which may suggest that Trudeau is working in a way that addresses the serge of seats Bloc Québécois won in October.

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THE FIRST FEW weeks of November have been met with concern from Ontarians. The provincial government under Doug Ford is starting to merge Ontario’s major health agencies, such as Cancer Care Ontario and eHealth, in order to reduce costs and create a “super” agency called Ontario Health. This reduction led to the firing of nine CEOs within the Local Health Integration Networks, which is predicted to save the government $350 million annually. This agency will be in effect as of Dec. 2, and the Ford government has assured healthcare patients and employees that they will not be affected. The chair of the Ontario Health Board, Bill Hatanaka, stated that this merger will be a great opportunity to focus their resources with Ontario’s growing population and aging demographic. As for their opposition, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath did not hold back on her skepticism on the Ford government’s intentions, stating, “their interest is in cutting costs and the impacts of that be damned.” On Nov. 11, individuals working with the Ontario Health Coalition (OHC), a group that advocates for public health care, protested these reductions in health services and funding. Albert Dupuis, the co-chair of the Ottawa Health Coalition that is affiliated with the OHC,

stated his distrust in the Ontario government. “Ontario didn’t vote for this. The government doesn’t have a mandate for what it is doing to our health system.” Dupuis is pointing out that the Ford government had increased funds to hospitals and longterm care, but not at the rate of inflation. This would mean that health institutions, which are already struggling, have more responsibilities and patients but with less funding. It is unknown how these reductions will affect the efficiency of health agencies long term, however, some problems are arising. Hospitals are already in crisis with a lack of resources to deal with the influx of patients. Dupuis stated that he has witnessed patients being treated in the hallways of hospital emergency rooms due to resource shortages. There have also been reports of cancellations of surgeries, ambulance delays, and waiting lists for long-term care at record high levels. These reductions also trickle down in other areas of public health, such as school nutrition services or dental programs. Ontario’s current healthcare system is under a lot of tension and has insufficient funding. Ontarians expected improved health care under the Ford government, and they have yet to receive the promised benefits of the cuts being made. n

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Students gathered to paint The Cannon late on Tuesday, Nov. 26 | Photo by Alex Vialette

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“WE CAME TO SHOW SUPPORT for what’s happening in Hong Kong,” a student told The Ontarion. Students from the University of Guelph’s Hong Kong Student Radio Association came together on Sunday, Nov. 24 at around 9 p.m. to indulge in that long standing U of G tradition, painting The Cannon. Old Jeremiah was painted black with yellow writing on either side, reading “Stand with Hong Kong” and “Free Hong Kong.” Early on the morning of Monday, Nov. 25 the work of the Hong Kong Student Radio Association was erased. “When we came back in the morning one side of The Cannon was covered with purple paint. Our Lennon wall” — referencing a bristol board photographed near The Cannon covered in notes with messages of freedom — “was gone. In the afternoon, someone came and scraped off the words Stand With Hong Kong,” explained another student. Rumours began to spread that it was members of the University of Guelph’s Chinese Students and Scholars Association that had done the redecorating. The students from the Hong Kong Student Radio Association

anything about it. ... Painting decided to repaint The Cannon again with the original slogans. “Around 5:30 p.m. I came here to guard The Cannon and already 30 people were standing there ready to paint it red, the colours of the Chinese flag. So me and my friends came to ask, what’s going on? Why did you guys do it? And the whole thing got heated up,” a student told The Ontarion. By 7:00 p.m. on Monday The Cannon was fully painted red. A post on reddit made on Monday included a link to a nineminute video in which students can be heard debating and at times arguing the political situation in Hong Kong. The user who made the post offers their account of the night, saying, “there was a large confrontation where the Chinese students said “Free Hong Kong” is an offensive, separatist speech and must be censored.” According to their post, things began to calm down around 7:30 p.m. and some mutual understandings were reached. This was repeated to The Ontarion by students still standing with The Cannon the following day. Around 8:30 p.m. people began to leave. It was around this time that the campus police arrived. By the end of the night, The

Cannon had been painted over again, this time it was yellow with the final message reading “Love and Peace.” Around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, an unidentified man began to vandalize The Cannon. Softening the paint with diet coke and using a boxcutter, he carved “Death to the CPC” and “riot” into The Cannon. “We tried to stop him,” said another student. “It looked really bad because it looked like the Hong Kong people were doing it to the Chinese cannon. So we covered it up with white paper.” The student explained that the Hong Kong students had originally painted The Cannon as a form of peaceful protest to raise awareness, not to start a fight. By the evening of Nov. 26 students were again gathered around The Cannon, waiting for more paint, this time to cover up letters carved deeply into the many layers of only partially-dried paint. n Editor’s Note: At the time this article is being written, students are gathered around the cannon, now freshly painted black. They plan on standing with it all night.

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The Cannon is not about the paint, it’s about the message you send people. It’s about the impact you make for people. Maybe someone from Hong Kong is feeling depressed and they see The Cannon and they know that other people are going through the same thing.”

This quote comes from a student who identified themselves as one of the main organizers who led the initiative to paint “Stand with Hong Kong” on The Cannon. For a variety of reasons, including the fear of repercussions given the ongoing political situation in Hong Kong, students quoted in this article have requested to remain anonymous. The Ontarion prefers to quote from named sources, but in some circumstances including where an individual’s safety may be compromised, anonymity is granted. We feel that having the perspective of the individuals involved warranted such special considerations.

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WITH ANOTHER REMEMBRANCE DAY COME AND GONE, Canadians have an opportunity to re-evaluate our treatment of veterans as a whole. Taking care of those who served has been a contentious issue in Canada since the World Wars, with Veterans Affairs often coming up in elections and parliamentary debates. However, the veterans who have historically gotten the shortest stick are also those who are also disproportionately affected by systemic problems within society: Indigenous Peoples. This contrast can be traced back to the Indian Act, and how its provisions affected veterans returning from the World Wars. First of all, you may even ask what the historical impetus was for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples to serve in the wars, despite historically not being Canadian citizens or possessing the right to vote. While there is no one definitive answer that can describe the motivations of all people, some believed serving in the war was a way of militarily honouring the treaties that different nations held with the Crown, Britain. By volunteering to serve in the war, they were honouring their traditional treaties, thus Britain — and therefore Canada — should do the same. Others felt that by serving alongside Canada in the war, Indigenous Peoples could demonstrate the right to fair and equal treatment, whether that was the right to vote or the right to autonomy. Some felt that fighting in the wars could rekindle the suppressed warrior culture that had been lost beneath the oppression of colonialism. Regardless, First Nations, Métis, and Inuit folk alike volunteered and served in both World Wars, as well as the Korean War. Anywhere from 4,000 to 6,000 First Nations men enlisted during World War One, with the total number of Indigenous Peoples who served being hard to say, as numbers are skewed due to non-status

‘Indians,’ Métis, and Inuit not appearing in official, military records. Métis was not yet an official status, and the Inuit would have served in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, part of the British army. And serve they did. Indigenous soldiers were some of the most highly decorated soldiers of the wars. Some of the most famous include Anishinaabe sniper Francis Pegahmabow, who earned the Military Medal with two bars denoting outstanding acts of courage. Lance Corporal John Shiwak of the Inuit, awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal. And for World War Two and the Korean War, Lance Corporal Thomas Prince who was decorated eleven times. Prince famously disguised himself as a farmer while stationed in Italy during a 24hour, solo watch, so that he could infiltrate a strongly held German front and repair vital communication lines, thus allowing for artillery bombardment. Women played a vital role as well. Perhaps the most famous, was Edith Monture, a Mohawk woman who served as a nurse in France with the American army in World War One. After the war, she returned to Canada and became the first registered nurse of the First Nations people. With such a display of bravery and sacrifice, one would think Indigenous Peoples were treated fairly and venerated as heros upon returning home. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Following World War One, reserve lands were taken up and given to Settler veterans for their service, reducing the amount of already diminishing reserve lands. Those who served overseas returned home to find themselves “enfranchised,” that is, because they were away from reserves for so long, First Nations soldiers “lost” their legal Indian status. Veteran allowances, designed to financially aid and support those who

served, were held in trust by Indian Affairs, and were often misplaced or misappropriated. Thomas Prince served in World War Two and the Korean War, yet when he arrived home he was barely able to make ends meet. He had to sell his war medals to support himself financially. He died virtually alone in a Salvation Army hospital in 1977. Indigenous Peoples were not invited to lay ceremonial wreaths at the National Monument on Remembrance Day until 1997. While the Indian Act saw some significant revisions post-World War Two, partly due to Indigenous service and partly

the World Wars were wars of imperialism, aimed at defending and acquiring land, power, and resources. They were devastating and saw horrendous displays of human cruelty. It was an incredible sacrifice for Indigenous Peoples to serve in those wars, for they had everything to lose and not a whole lot to gain. While I want to refrain from jumping on an already bloated bandwagon, when highly visible cultural icons use divisive terms like “you people,” especially when referring to integral aspects of national identity, they are making a statement about who should be considered Canadian, and who should be othered. Thus, we must constantly contrast the treatment of Indigenous Peoples with the treatment of the settler population in an attempt to show how Indigenous Peoples are put into situations in which they suffer disproportionately to other parts of Canada despite their sacrifices, simply for being Indigenous. That is, selective memorialization and the ways in which we honour sacrifice makes a statement about the valuation we attribute to bodies. The ways in which Canada has chosen to honour Indigenous veterans can be paralleled with how the colonial state views and has viewed Indigenous bodies, as second-class citizens whose value do not equal the lives of settlers. While progress has been made, further progress still is always possible. Thus, when the next Remembrance Day rolls around, take an extra minute for Francis Peghamabow, Thomas Prince, Edith Monture, John Shiwak, and hundreds of others who served and gave their lives to a country who tried its hardest to give nothing back. n

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In Defense of “Adopt Don’t Shop” Supporting the rescue philosophy By Carleigh Cathcart

I THOUGHT CAREFULLY about writing this article, because the topic of breeders versus rescues is a contentious one, even among those in the veterinary profession. However, I’ve never been one to bite my tongue, and recent events and experiences have made me more passionate than ever about promoting animal rescue. Make no mistake, my goal is not to shame breeders or their customers, many of whom are reputable individuals with honorable intentions and who are fully accepting of the responsibilities they face. But the existence of such people is not a defense for the problems they can create, nor is it a counterbalance to their many cohorts who do not fit such a generous description. The truth is, the world is overrun with animals suffering

the consequences of human greed. Ironically, it is simultaneously devoid of many species wiped out thanks to our activities. That certainly doesn’t speak in favour of human-kind, and it seems many of us are uncomfortable with acknowledging this truth. Many of my colleagues whom I sincerely respect are at odds with me on the issue of adoption. They question our right to judge people who buy puppies from breeders, arguing that if one is to commit to the years of pet ownership and its financial and physical obligations, then they should be entitled to choose the animal brought into their care. One professor I admire greatly has rightly pointed out that an animal suiting the needs and lifestyle of a specific family is more likely to live its life out with them in good health and

happiness. But these arguments fail to address some critical realities. First, these concepts are, in theory, very sensical. Yet the dozens — yes, dozens — of emails I get every week from even just one canine rescue agency, all with information on dogs looking for homes and reiterating the urgency of their adoption, show the effect of this in practice. These dogs are almost always from breeders (legitimate or not), yet are seeking homes for a wide variety of reasons and at various life stages: the 9-month-old puppy who was “too high energy”; the 10-year-old blind senior whose owners decided they could no longer afford to medicate; the scared 5-year-old who had never known the love of a pat or slept a night indoors. Sometimes the explanation for surrender is simply, “no longer wanted.” At one point in all these dogs’ lives, they were wanted. But animals are not toys, cars, or grilled cheese. They are not a craving or desire to be satisfied temporarily, until one’s mind is changed or availability reduced. These are sentient beings capable of fear, pain, sadness, and confusion, and they are indisputably lifelong commitments. The constant stream of faces and tails in my

email each week tells me that far too many of us have yet to learn this. Secondly, the notion of pet ownership as a right needs to change. The desire for a pet to look or act a certain way should not, in and of itself, entitle someone to create such a pet. The existence of breeds such as pugs and bulldogs is evidence enough that humans continue to place our aesthetic preferences over the welfare of the animals we create through deliberate breeding. Thirdly, the insistence of a breeder as the only source of finding a “desirable” pet belies the extensive variety of animals looking for a new life through shelters and rescues. For example, in shelters there are dogs of every age, size, breed, temperament, and activity level out there, waiting for their forever home. You want a young family dog to grow up with your kids? You’ll find him. Live in a high rise with little space for anything but a small lap dog? I promise she’s out there. Farm dog? Adult already house trained? Chill dog who will sleep at your feet most of the day? They exist! They’re in shelters. Rescues are not only great because they work to undo the wrongs of the humans who have let animals down, but they also

provide a sweet financial deal! All dogs adopted from a reputable agency will be fixed, vaccinated, and have received basic health checks. Whatever adoption fee one pays, I guarantee it is cheaper than the costs of undergoing that care as an owner yourself (but this is a discussion for another day). Most importantly, even the best of breeders are contributing to a problem already out of control. The stereotype of rescue animals as having “unfixable” behaviour problems or being illnessridden seniors is an unfortunate inaccuracy that does an injustice to the rewards of rescue. And even when these descriptions are true, we must think carefully about how and why those animals came to be that way. Words cannot explain the sense of purpose I feel looking into the eyes of an animal experiencing love and kindness for the first time in its life. Teaching a fearful dog to trust, or an isolated dog to play, is a reward in itself. As a future veterinarian, I have dedicated my life to promoting animal health and welfare, and preventing and relieving animal suffering. In my opinion, rescue is one of the most forward ways to do so. And sometimes, if you’re lucky, you get rescued in return. n

“This is the work I was meant to do.” Sly Castaldi, working for change By Eliana Sinicropi

SLY CASTALDI, a University of Guelph alumni, once sat among her peers in the same lecture halls we now occupy and listened raptly as a guest lecturer, the Director of the Stonehenge Therapeutic Community, discussed his work with addiction. Castaldi, riveted by his ability to actively enact change, would soon shape her career with his words in mind. Castaldi has worked for Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis for 30 years and has been the Executive Director for the last 15. Castaldi began by working part-time on weekends, but she soon realized it was “not so much a job as a calling.” When Castaldi speaks of her job at Women in Crisis, it’s with a calm ferocity that reveals her commitment and passion to the work. When asked about what drew her to the centre, Castaldi spoke about how “this felt like the possibility of change and working towards women’s equality rights was very real and very important.” With every question, her warmth and tenacity make it clear why she has had an impact on countless women. In her time at the centre, Castaldi has seen the organization go through some monumental changes. What was once a rape crisis line at the University of Guelph in 1977 and a basement apartment for sheltering women who have experienced abuse in 1978 has grown into a vital service operating out of Guelph’s downtown core that now provides services to around 1,400 women a year. On Dec. 6, 1989 the Montreal Massacre occurred. The gunman claimed he was fighting feminism as he opened fire on women within l’École Polytechnique. Following the tragedy, the reality of gendered violence became un-

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deniable. This tragedy acted as a catalyst for feminist discourse in Canada and as a call to action. Castaldi has borne witness to the rise of the “no means no” slogan and the #MeToo movement and has yet to waiver in the fight to end violence against women, which is the Women in Crisis’ mandate. However, Castaldi acknowledges that the work can be difficult, with some years feeling as if they’re fighting against a tide of opposition. Castaldi admits with a rueful grin that she “thought change would be faster and more obvious.” Bogged down by the politics of funding, administrative hurdles, and the snail’s pace of social change, ending violence against women is an everlasting, but meaningful, struggle. Working with vulnerable populations as part of an organization like Women in Crisis requires the patience of a saint and an eye on the end goal, Castaldi concedes, and most importantly, a thick skin. When Castaldi first began working at Women in Crisis, they were battling immense myths about sexual assault, fighting against stigma, and working under a cloak of secrecy. According to Castaldi, it ultimately it boils down to this, “societies are judged by how they treat their most vulnerable populations and we

can do better.” If Castaldi’s positive attitude and philosophy of always working towards change feels too good to be true or an unrealistic picture of idealism in the face of adversity, look no further than the following anecdote for confirmation that it really is about the little things having an impact. One night, Castaldi calls a restaurant to make reservations and upon giving the man on the phone her name, uncommon as it is, there’s a pause. The man asks incredulously, “Sly? I know a Sly.” Castaldi, who admits she doesn’t know what possessed her to make this assumption, replies “Did you happen to stay at the shelter when you were little?” The man admits, “I remember you from Marianne’s Place.” The young man on the phone proceeds to tell Sly that after his mother left his father, and their brief stint at the affiliated Women in Crisis shelter Marianne’s Place, his father understood the severity of the situation, sought counselling, and they were capable of reconciling. “Watching people get their lives back, in whatever form that takes, piecing it back together or rebuilding it. That’s huge. n

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Editor’s Notes: This article is part two of “ADHD and Me” published in Fall 2018. OCTOBER WAS ADHD AWARENESS MONTH. I found that out through YouTube and it took me by surprise. I live with ADHD, and to put it frankly, in October I wasn’t being aware of my own needs much less taking care of them. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that may make it difficult for one to pay attention, stay still, and learn new material. I had taken the winter semester off, and since returning I have been having a lot of difficulties getting back into the swing of things, to say the least. Funny enough, this article was intended for October, but was finished and submitted late (in true ADHD fashion). At the beginning of this semester, I registered for Student Accessibility Services (SAS) so that I could get accommodations that would help me succeed academically, like extra time on midterms and finals, and receiving notes provided by a notetaker. Even with this, I still was not prepared to be back in school. I had been ignoring my ADHD and letting classes and assignments go by without being fully present in mind. I have been seeing my SAS advisor at least every other week. They are trying to keep me on track to graduate and monitoring how my ADHD causes me to react to the school environment. I have been given guidance on how someone with ADHD may have to change their mindset or routines to make life easier. My advisor and I try to problem solve, and I have been referred to counselling and to the Library Accessibility Services (LAS). For the deeper-rooted issues that may be affecting me like emotion regulating, I go to counselling services on campus to talk through the issues. This has been a great mental relief. I have been seeing a counsellor of some sort since high school. Seeing someone from LAS has also been helpful in how I organize my workload and assignments. The advice that had been consistent

among all my advisors, as well as my counsellor, is that I ought to speak to my professors — let them know where I am having difficulties. I am currently in my third, and what seems to be my final year, but I still struggle with going to office hours and actually speaking to the professor. I experience anxiety as a symptom of my ADHD, and I need to work myself up to it. But, when I was able to speak to my professors, a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders. I truly felt better moving forward, just from talking through what I am having difficulties understanding. I was diagnosed with (inattentive) ADHD at 18 years old. It continues to be an ongoing learning experience. Some of the resources I turn to online to educate myself is “How to ADHD” on YouTube, run by Jessica McCabe. I have also found two great artists, Dani Donovan and Pina, who illustrate the ADHD experience. I enjoy finding and becoming part of the growing ADHD community online. It is very important for diagnosed as well as undiagnosed people to not feel alone in their daily struggles as arbitrary as it may be. Some of my family and friends do not yet understand ADHD as a mental health problem. They may not fully understand it as a cognitive issue. It is not something that is easily fixed. I have been told to work harder or that I am lazy, by family and friends who seem to have the best intentions but end up being unhelpful, even hurtful. For the longest time I thought I was just lazy too, but what I learned is that when I am mentally unable to start on what I am supposed to be working on — this is referred to as “executive dysfunction” or being “under stimulated,” which is very common for ADHD brains. For those who do not understand ADHD, educate yourselves, otherwise, don’t offer advice; be a little patient with us; and treat us with kindness. We are trying to try our best, believe me. n

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What’s Missing in Science By J o d re D atu

IT’S 2015, AND I’M NOT SURE if I like my program. Introductory biology and chemistry courses are an onslaught of weekly quizzes, pre-labs, labs, and other CourseLink conundrums that test high school concepts I assumed were safe to discard. When I go to a counsellor to ask if it gets better, she tells me: “Oh, yeah. First year is just the basics. Just to get everyone on the same track. It’ll get more specific, more interesting. Just you wait.” 2016, 2017, 2018 all come and go. I’m still waiting. During this time, Trump is spreading lies, deregulating the FDA, and banning transgender people in the military based on a shoddy understanding of gender. When are we going to learn about climate change? I wonder. Anti-vaxxers? How to debunk flat Earth theory? And then, in 2019, as my graduation looms, it dawns. It dawns so hard: For four years, my science degree at Guelph was taught in a political and cultural vacuum, one dangerously divorced from the outside world. For four years, I waited for lessons that never came. IN MY SECOND YEAR, Trump is elected. At midnight, I watch a real-time elections map hemorrhage red, and the two glasses of wine that I’m using to cope are not working. The next evening, I seek comfort in Principles of Toxicology, the first course of my undergrad to open a new dimension of biology: things that go wrong because of the carelessness of corporations. We’re learning about thalidomide, the morning sickness drug of the 1960s that caused fetal abnormalities due to FDA’s neglect to regulate it. We’re learning about risk and how to calculate risk, hazard X exposure X vulnerability. We’re learning about how regulatory toxicologists live by this equation and fear the day when they wake up to see their name in the newspaper below a headline claiming that they’re responsible for the latest chemical disaster. It is in Principles of Toxicology, more than any other course, that I expect to address my growing fears. What do we do now? What will happen for us next? What does an American president who doesn’t believe in climate change and who is fatally antiregulation and anti-science mean for science and risk and vulnerability? The professor clears his throat and starts his lecture. Class goes on, one minute, two, then five — there is nothing. It’s business as usual. I’m dumbfounded, looking around as the orange elephant in the room remains unaddressed. My friend asks me why I skipped our other class that morning, and when I tell her the election seemed to paralyze me in bed, her response is: “Why? It’s not like it’ll affect us. It’s not like we can do anything about it.”

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I IMAGINE IT WAS DIFFERENT in the Arts and Humanities courses — entire schedules thrown into entropy, at least for the hour. I imagine classes about racism discussed the future of civil rights under a racist president, and classes about feminism discussed the future of women under a sexist president. But I know for a fact that classes about science simply bowed their heads and carried onwards through the syllabus with a shrug, not once discussing the future of science under a science-illiterate president. I get it. He’s in the U.S., we’re in Canada. But for years, I waited for my professors to draw connections between other current affairs and their material. Ever since the election, I began noticing that science classes were severely apolitical — and not just in a my professor won’t bring up the president I don’t like way. I mean, we weren’t learning the basics about any science relevant in the political sphere. One night, while reminiscing about our years at Guelph over a drink, my biomedical science friend says he doesn’t understand how climate change works, not really, despite being almost done his program. “I wouldn’t be able to tell you its exact mechanism without Googling it,” he says. I think about it. I don’t really know how it works either. I can’t explain it at the top of my head the way I can explain other things: DNA transcription or the parts of the nervous system. “Climate change is something about carbon dioxide, the greenhouse effect, and ocean bleaching,” he theorizes like a person who’s heard the buzzwords but knows only vaguely how they string together. “But really, how is CO2 causing all this trouble? How did they find out?” I don’t know. “Like, what’s it mean when people say we have to stop global temperatures from rising two degrees? How is that bad?” I don’t know. We give each other nervous laughs, ones that undoubtedly disguise the panic of being laughably unprepared, unconscious science students. We joke: At least we know the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.

in my smile the imposter syndrome I feel. I worry it’s less a syndrome and more that I am a genuine imposter. What did I actually learn here? As I look through old notes, my own handwriting reads like a foreign language. I’m slowly forgetting the mechanisms, the drugs, and the equations that I once clung to for midterms and exams. All of it is decaying into a time capsule of stress I used to have and lessons I did not learn. Let’s look at my four years at Guelph: not one peep about the science of climate change, the misinformation around climate change, or the infrastructure of climate change denial. Nothing on renewable energy either, how it works, or the need to transition. This last point made all the more frustrating given that Guelph invests in fossil fuels. I was in a toxicology program — studying chemicals’ effects on the body — so maybe

but this is the trivia at the bottom of the slide — unused, untested. The book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, which warns of a world conquered by pesticides and arguably jumpstarted the entire environmental and regulatory movement, was a lightly suggested reading, tucked away on the bottom of syllabi, recommended and never read. Any “relevant” material I had to glean from student presentations in upper-year Topics classes. But by fourth year, these are too little, too late, and too forgettable. FOR FOUR YEARS, I walk through my science degree with a kind of tunnel vision — a tunnel so bad that I won’t even realize it is a tunnel until much later. My friends and I, guilty of scoffing at humanities students who lament about capitalism and politics every two seconds, do not realize our work directly relates to these things. We tell each other we are too busy to look at the news, to read books, to understand a larger context of power. We are doing the “real work” after all, learning the processes of the body and how to treat the things that go wrong in it — there’s no time to talk about that society stuff. We go through PowerPoint slides whose designs are indicative of Guelph’s approach to the Bachelor of Science (BSc): a series of mechanistic steps or atoms on a white page, here memorize this — while the occasional picture of a child, poisoned or deformed because of a lack of care by governments or corporations, is (too often, too easily) skipped over. For interest only. At best, the Guelph BSc’s unwillingness to connect present-day issues with science is an intellectual push for students to connect the dots themselves. At worst, it is a malicious oversight, one that robs students of vital critical thinking skills and the knowledge base to be frontline defenders in the current war of (mis)information. Yes, a science degree is supposed to teach you how to teach yourself about science, and you are given the tools to learn whatever else you want to learn. But I’d argue that there are basics that need to be taught in a classroom. First year science is advertised as “the fundamentals,” the things that get every science student in every discipline on the same track. People in physics,

“ For four years, my science degree at Guelph was taught in a political and cultural vacuum, one dangerously divorced from the outside world.

I GRADUATE with a Biomedical Toxicology degree in June 2019. I do the convocation thing: walk on stage, smile with President Vaccarino, and pay the hundred or so dollars for my frame and diploma. If you look at my grad pictures, you might detect

” climate change was beyond the scope of my courses, but I got barely anything about politically relevant chemicals: vaccinations, opioids, or the opioid crisis — which we know was caused by pharmaceutical companies overprescribing to make a buck. I learned about the effects of lead on the brain but nothing about the Flint water crisis or environmental racism. I learned briefly that the rise of breathing issues and asthma rates is caused by air pollution,

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chemistry, and biology are forced to endure memorization of the same basics with the elusive promise that you’ll be able to learn the “real stuff” of your program in another year or so. You’d think that climate change, the most pressing crisis of our time, would qualify as the basics — explained over and over in mandatory first-year courses and beyond, providing the training grounds for future scientists of Canada to spot the lies of politicians and the many different forms of climate denial, and then to learn how to tell the truth. But with climate change, with plenty of other relevant issues, there is nothing, or there are important things hidden away in electives or student presentations. And so will this issue be solved with a mandatory course or two, titled something like “Science and Society?” Maybe, but probably not. Especially if we approach it like we do with every semi-controversial subject in undergraduate science: by slapping it on the CourseLink discussion board and forcing students to comment three times for 2.5 per cent of their grade and a participation certificate. No, creating conscious science students should be an active, ongoing process. In Biomedical Sciences courses especially, more instructors should have the courage to tie their material to present events, to criticize current power structures, to look at growing inequality and poverty’s effects on our health, to address the black hole of misinformation, and to teach their students about corporatism and its ties to climate change, the opioid crisis, and several other chemical disasters. Science students should walk away angry as hell at all the corruption and discrimination, and be able to become activists uniquely armed with the current research and facts. We should be able to look at Trudeau’s pipeline and declare its violation to Indigenous rights and health while also explaining how it will make it impossible to meet our climate targets. Instead, we walk out dazed and confused, thrown out of the vacuum and into a world that is radically different than how it was when we started our program. The structure of the program has made us unable to step back from our work and look at the broader sociopolitical implications of what we’re studying. And yet, we boast that we are science students, able to gather multiple perspectives, research, and disciplines in order to address issues at their root causes, and able to make life better for everyone, one memorized chemical structure at a time. But all the while, the world and the people we want to help are hidden from view. Their inequality is just an afterthought, their politics beyond our scope. It’s taken me four years to see this. n

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Things I’ve Learned at the McLaughlin Library The musings of a communications co-op student B y R e b e c c a P ot t a g e

BEFORE I BEGAN my co-op position at the University of Guelph Library in May this year, I had never worked a real fulltime job. I had no idea what to expect. I had no idea what I was doing. I had never gone shopping for adult clothes. I certainly didn’t know how much the library had to offer, or how much I had to learn. If you’re anything like me, you know that you’re fairly capable in an academic setting, but when it comes to starting an actual job in your field, it’s really intimidating. I want to share some of the things I’ve learned over the past eight months working as a Communications Officer at the U of G Library. I survived, and I’ve loved every minute of it. Here are the top five things I’ve learned:

1. THE LIBRARY IS MORE THAN JUST A PLACE TO STUDY I’ve spent a lot of time in the library. I love the big windows and the studious atmosphere, the comfortable seating and the convenience of Starbucks. Before I began my co-op, I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed to about the library. “Yeah they offer writing support and Supported Learning Groups (SLGs) — but I don’t have time for that.” Little did I know that I needed to make time for those things. My experience with the library has opened my eyes to an entire world of academic resources, and I have begun to realize that I should be taking advantage of them. My first- and second-year study techniques went something like this: purchase all of my textbooks for anywhere between $40 and

$120, then spend about 30 hours per week in lectures, reading and making notes, and completing assignments, all to finish the semester with a 80 per cent average if I’m lucky. If I could go back and do those two years over again, I would be maximizing my time and money using the library: opting out of buying textbooks and borrowing from the library’s Course Reserves when available, replacing hours of reading with SLGs to maximize learning of relevant course content, and reviewing my assignments with Writing Services. If I had been utilizing the library like I should have been in the last two years at U of G, I know that things could have gone a lot smoother. The library is packed full of some of the most passionate and caring individuals I have ever encountered. Tucked behind the scenes, these extraordinary staff members spend their time curating workshops and content to help make university just a little bit easier for students. Trust these people and seek them out when you need help. The library is the place to go when looking for assistance with just about anything. Whether you’re struggling with time management, need to practice your presentation in front of someone other than your mom, or you’re publishing a paper, the library has an expert who can help.

2. WORKING IN YOUR FIELD ISN’T AS SCARY AS YOU THINK Have you ever heard the saying “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life?” I have. All the time. And yeah

that sounds great, but what are the chances? What if I’m not that lucky? On my first day at the library I was so nervous. What if I’m not smart enough, clever enough? What if I suck? What if everyone hates me? It turns out, working a professional job is easy, when you enjoy it. I could never walk into a biology lab and run experiments on plants — (1.) because I am not a biology major, and (2.) because that’s just not what I’m interested in. However, taking photos for social media, writing articles, having brainstorming sessions… I love that stuff! And it turns out I’m not bad at it. Trust your program and have faith in your passions (even if you’re not sure what they are yet), because those things will lead you in the right direction. And when you get out there, and when you start your career in a field you really like, you’ll never work a day again.

3. LEARNING IS A LIFELONG AFFAIR Working as a Communications Officer might be the perfect first real-world job experience for me. Things may have come quickly, but in no way has it been easy — and it shouldn’t be. I started the position thinking “running the Instagram account? Writing articles? Wow this is going to be so easy!” And yes, it’s a lot of fun, but I had no idea how much I had to learn. There is so much more to the worlds of social media and communication than I knew. Reflecting on my first few months in my co-op position, I wish that I had slowed down and acknowledged that I was only beginning my career, and that I am in no way an expert — despite

how much I wanted to be. Throughout my time as a Communications Officer, I have attended several library workshops on topics such as grammar (a real wake-up call for someone who sometimes brags about her writing skills when she’s had a couple drinks), learning from failure, and decolonizing body positivity. Taking notes from these learning opportunities, my failures, my manager, and of course other library staff, I have begun to understand that learning is a lifelong essential in all areas of life. You’re never going to know everything, and that’s okay. So be humble, be open to feedback, and accept when you’re wrong.

4. WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A LEADER My mom used to tell me “you’re going to have bosses that you hate and you’re going to have bosses that you love — learn from both.” I didn’t realize how much weight this held until I began my co-op. Emily Jones, my manager at the library, is kind, honest, and thoughtful. She is strategic, resilient, and persistent. She embodies the kind of leader I hope to be one day. On one of my first days at the library, Emily told me something that I don’t think I’ll ever forget. She said, “good managers don’t manage, they lead.” And in every way and every day she demonstrates that leadership. Emily has taught me that good leaders communicate well, and they communicate often; good leaders are patient and they are understanding; good leaders listen and reflect; and good leaders are honest and acknowledging.

5. SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO REFINE BEFORE YOU CAN SHINE Like most people starting a new job, I wanted to make a name for myself at the library. During my first few months of my library coop I was determined to make an impact, to prove myself as an out of the box thinker, and to wow my co-workers. I spent a lot of time thinking of radical ideas and initiatives. Looking back, I should have been observing, listening, and learning. My inventive ideas, though fun and creative in theory, lacked forethought, background, and strategy. Reflecting on those beginning days, I realize now that I wasted a lot of time trying to prove myself through these spontaneous brainstorms, when really the key to proving yourself is hidden in the history of an organization. You must give yourself time to adjust, learn, and reflect on what has been done, so you know what you can do to improve the systems. Creativity comes after thoughtful consideration and observation. I’ve come to know that just because you’re the new kid on the block, doesn’t mean you have to immediately start pitching those one-of-a-kind ideas. Give it time, give it thought. I hope that this has been helpful. I hope that you feel slightly reassured or informed. I hope that my experiences and learnings can save you some failures. But the truth is, it doesn’t matter how many articles you read or how much advice you’re given, you’re going to find your own way and you’re going to pave your own path. So, best of luck in your future endeavors, reader, whether that be a first co-op position, a first job after graduation, or many more years of school to come. n

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PICKLEFEST at THEMUSEUM in Kitchener has been running for four years and shows no signs of stopping. People come from wide and far to attend and after going, we can see why people return year after year. Dave Moore and Erin Ackersviller, from Kitchener, attend PickleFest every year. It’s important that I note that both were dressed in pickle-themed attire. Dave says the best part of PickleFest is “trying new, weird, interesting food. Because it does get very, very creative.” I can attest to the fact that the food was all delicious, and definitely worth the price. For $35 a ticket, you get over 10 samples of food and beer each from different local restaurants and breweries, as well as a beer tasting glass that you can go home and drink picklebacks from (Editor’s Note: Don’t do this, picklebacks are gross). As one of the attendees we interviewed confirmed, you most likely won’t need to pay for more beer. However, I would probably advise eating something beforehand. Matt Culp, from Arthur, drove 45 minutes to attend the event and seemed to be enjoying himself. He thought that, for $35, you can get pretty good drinks and also great food, though his favourite pickled snack, pickled carrots, was nowhere to be found. According

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to him, they’re “the greatest thing that could ever exist.” The winner of the Favourite Pickle Dish award went to Never Enough Thyme for their dill cheese dip and bread, and I can attest that it was damn delicious and totally deserved the prize. Nevertheless, my favourite was the dish from The Crumby

Cookie Dough Co. It turns out pickle cookie dough is it — like, it’s top tier. I liked that they had a second option with pickled cherries, because the world of pickles is far bigger than just cucumbers (just ask Matt). The pickled beans, prosciutto, and seasoned bocconcini from The Bruce Craft House was also good and high up there on my rankings of the night’s food. My least favourite item of the night was from Four All Ice

Cream. I will preface this by saying they’d run out of their main item, a pickle ice cream sandwich, by the time I got to their stand, so I was given the vegan option, a sorbet sandwich. The sorbet was quite good, and it’d be perfect on a hot day, but it just didn’t work in sandwich form. I’ve since checked their Instagram and have decided I need to try more of their products. I’m not a huge beer fan — sorry — but I do love a good cider. The winner of the favourite beer award was KW Craft Cider, and it was truly well deserved. I’ve actually tried KW Craft Cider before, and I’m a big fan. You should go to the Brass Taps to get some when you have a chance. They had their Pumpkin Spice and Canadian Shield Berries flavours at PickleFest, and both are delightful. I also finally properly tried a Caesar, and yes, they’re not the worst. I still don’t really get it, though. I am so sorry. Overall, PickleFest at THEMUSEUM was an incredibly fun night and definitely an event I would recommend attending. It’s a great way to support local businesses, consume some culture, and have a good time all in one. Someone, please, get Matt some pickled carrots next year though. n

Top 10 of the Month *Canadian artist **Local artist

1. WHOOP-SZO**

Warrior Down (You’ve Changed)

2. LAND OF KUSH*

Sand Enigma (Constellation)

3. NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS Ghosteen (Ghosteen Ltd.)

4. IAN & SYLVIA*

The Lost Tapes (Stony Plain)

5. MILES OKAZAKI The Sky Below (Pi)

6. ADRIAN RASO**

Gypsybilly King (Asphalt Tango)

7. OPETH

In Cauda Venenum (English Version) (Nuclear Blast)

8. JAIMIE BRANCH

Fly Or Die II: Bird Dogs Of Paradise (International Anthem)

9. THE SOULJAZZ ORCHESTRA* Chaos Theories (Do Right!)

10. WALRUS*

TCool to Who (Outside Music)

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editor and writer (known most famously for writing “Mary Had a Little Lamb”), reinforces stereotypical Victorian-era gender roles. “Cookery,” Hale writes in her introduction, “is an art belonging to woman’s department of knowledge.” When cooking was done well and the table was “wisely ordered with economy, skill and taste,” Hale believed it brought “great honor” and “social and domestic happiness” to women. Unlike Armstrong, however, Hale does elevate the value of a women’s domestic role: “The husband earns, the wife dispenses; are not her duties as important as his?” By the early twentieth century, women-led organizations in Canada became increasingly popular and influential. In a more pronounced way than ever before, women used their culinary connections and expertise to raise money for, and awareness of, germane social and political causes, including women’s equality. One example is The Spartan Cook Book (1902) which was compiled by “The Ladies of The Sparta Woman’s Temperance Auxiliary,” an offshoot of the Canadian Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. The women of Sparta, a small hamlet located just southeast of St. Thomas, Ontario, produced this cookbook to raise money in order to buy the Sparta Hotel — the hamlet’s last drinking establishment — and stop the sale of alcohol within their community. In The Woman’s Book (1911), editors Rita Strauss and Florence B. Jack recognized that although women had begun to be afforded greater political, social, and economic involvement in society by the early twentieth century, there

was still much work to be done. They wrote: “It is a matter for congratulation that so many new spheres of usefulness have been opened for women within recent years; but we look forward to the time when capacity for work will be the only test of competence to undertake it. To have the work well done — that is the end to be aimed at, whether it be done by men or by women.” Cookbooks from the mid-to-late twentieth century were altogether different. Take American humourist Ruth “Peg” Bracken’s The I Hate to Cook Book (1960), for example. “Some women, it is said, like to cook. This book is not for them,” Bracken wrote. “This book is for those of us who hate to, who have learned, through hard experience, that some activities become no less painful through repetition: childbearing, paying taxes, cooking. This book is for those of us who want to fold our big dishwater hands around a dry Martini instead of a wet flounder, come the end of a long day.” The I Hate to Cook Book, the manuscript of which was rejected by six male editors before finally being accepted by a female, offered women quick and easy recipe options, which ultimately gave them, as Margalit Fox wrote, “a taste of liberation from the oven, broiler, and stove.” The book also contains entertaining recipes such as “Stayabed Stew,” which could be left to cook by itself and was perfect for “those days when you are en negligee, en bed, with a murder story and a box of bonbons,” and “Skid Road Stroganoff,” which instructed the cook to mix the ingredients, stir, and let cook “while you light a cigarette and stare sullenly at the sink.” More than containing amusing recipes, however, Bracken’s book offered a contrary and indeed revolutionary insight into the acceptance of the role of women in domestic spheres. Bracken challenged previous portrayals of a singular women’s domestic experience and showed that not all women necessarily derived fulfillment from domestic tasks. Cookbooks offer an almost palatable glimpse into the changing lives, attitudes, and ambitions of women throughout history — both in and out of the kitchen. All of the books mentioned in this article are on display on the 2nd floor of McLaughlin Library, and readers are welcome to search and consult any item in our culinary collection in A&SC’s Reading Room. n

Peg Bracken, author, Hilary Knight, illustrator, The I Hate to Cook Book (New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960), Canadian Cookbook Collection, Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Canadian Cookbook Collection, Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, TX715.6 B69.

Florence B. Jack and Rita Strauss, editors, The Woman’s Book: Contains Everything a Woman Ought to Know (London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1911), Una Abrahamson Canadian Cookery Collection, Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, UA s016b08.

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Trifle, Plague Water, and “Stayabed Stew” An evolution of thought in the Kitchen Graham Burt | Librar y Associate

THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY defines a cookbook as “a book containing recipes and other information about the preparation and cooking of food,” and at their most rudimentary level, cookbooks do serve this purpose. But this has never been their sole function. Cookbooks are invaluable historical documents that give a pertinent view not only into culinary history and culture, but also into politics, economics, religion, class, ethnicity, and gender. The Archival and Special Collections (A&SC) in McLaughlin Library holds over 20,000 culinary books and ephemera dating from the sixteenth century to the present day. Spanning centuries and continents, the following cookbooks illustrate the evolution of thought concerning women and their attitudes, rights, and roles within marriage, the home, and the public sphere. This evolution of thought was, and is, inherently situated within the kitchen; food and feminism, as seen through the pages of these books, have been intimately linked for centuries. Women in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries wrote books not merely to share recipes but also valuable skills and medicinal advice. The Queen-Like Closet: or, Rich Cabinet was originally published in 1670 by the English writer and physician Hannah Woolley (1622–c.1675). It includes culinary recipes for items such as gooseberry fool, orange and lemon chips, trifle, and hot chocolate, but also contains medicinal recipes and incorporates methods to cure smallpox and create “snail water [to cure] consumption,” “a cordial to cause sleep,” and “plague water.” Similarly, The Young Ladies School of Arts, published in 1766 by Hannah Robertson (1724–c.1860), alongside culinary recipes, provides instructions on how to paint, create shellwork and filigree, and produce home-made cosmetics — hobbies generally associated with well-to-do women in the eighteenth century. By writing to “all Scotswomen,” especially “young women who have no fortunes or may be left in low circumstances,” Robertson hoped that this knowledge might provide opportunities for women of all classes to learn new skills and create new sources of income. Robertson was speaking from first-hand experience. The illegitimate granddaughter of Charles II of England, Robertson was forced to make a living writing and selling books after her husband squandered her family’s wealth. Woolley’s medicinal receipts and Robertson’s artistry instructions illustrate the prerogative of many women to improve the health and welfare of their families through nutrition, medicine, and creativity. By collecting and sharing their knowledge, Woolley and Robertson not only helped fellow women expand their culinary reservoir but also to become scientists, community caretakers, craftswomen, and wage-earners. Cookbooks in the nineteenth century, however, gave women fewer opportunities. Around 1818, the English writer John Armstrong published The Young Woman’s Guide to Virtue, Economy, and Happiness with the purpose of “promot[ing] the honour and happiness of women” by providing “instruction to the Fair Sex” on cooking and other household responsibilities. The gaiety of women, according to Armstrong, was inextricably dependent upon their “just performance of the various duties of their sex.” Indeed, Armstrong argued that women could attain true happiness only when the satisfactory execution of their household duties rendered them “most respectable and most amiable in the eyes of the other sex.” It was not just male authors who promoted these attitudes, though. In her book The Ladies’ New Book of Cookery (1852), Sarah Josepha Hale (1788–1879), an influential American

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A Night at the Opera Vera Causa Opera makes community theatre sing! B y O d e s i a H ow l e t

Vera Causa Opera combines actors, singers, dancers, and musicians of all ages and experiences for community opera hosted in Waterloo, servicing Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph, and Stratford. FOUNDED IN 2015, Vera Causa Opera (VCO) describes themselves as an innovative opera company. They are a charitable organization spearheaded by a volunteer board of directors that uses a collaborative structure to choose shows each season. Most recently they have been working on a production of The Child and the Spells written by Maurice Ravel. The community theatre allows people of all ages and experiences to join and collaborate on bringing together each show. The Child and the Spells, specifically, brings together four key components: actors, singers, dancers, and musicians. “The Child and the Spells is a French opera that’s sung in English about a child who doesn’t do his homework, throws a tantrum, destroys half the things in his room, and those things come to life to teach the child a lesson about being good and respecting your parents,” described Dylan

Langan, the artistic director and conductor of VCO. For this run, VCO took the script, typically translated into Old English, and updated the language to be more colloquial. The opera company, “wanted a script that reflected the needs of their participants and the community, seeking content that challenged the actors and musicians while being accessible and entertaining,” said Langan. Supported by grants and donations, VCO provides paid professional opportunities for youth. They are aimed at supporting their health and well-being while giving them a place to hone and showcase their talents within the community. They are able to give youth the opportunity to work alongside local professionals and expand their understanding of theatre. For a second year, Vera Causa Opera has collaborated with the Contemporary School of Dance to bring dancers of all ages to the stage to work alongside actors and the band. Georgina Rombough, the choreographer and dance company director for the Contemporary School of Dance in Waterloo, explains the process of bringing

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the opera to light through dance: “For many of our dancers, this is a new experience; performing with a live orchestra is very new for some of them. That’s a great opportunity because it trains your ear differently... to have that music live is a really vital training experience for the dancers to go through,” said Rombough.

Unafraid of modifying the choreography to suit the dancers and embed it properly within the performance, the dancers are a key component to the show, and as a noncompetitive dance studio, they are able to expand and collaborate with VCO to bring a well-rounded piece to the stage. n

Misplaced pieces There is not A single thing about a person That is easily understood Humans are intricate, each unique Made up of endless puzzle pieces Forming this elaborate design of being

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It’s like all your old tapes... but on the internet B y Kev i n C o n n e r y

THIS MONTH, DISNEY released its highly anticipated Disney+, an on-demand video subscription streaming service. The streaming service launched on Nov. 12 in the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands, and Disney stated they had signed up more than 10 million subscribers on launch. However, they did not specify how many of those subscribers had signed up through a promotion with Verizon that gave some customers a free year of the new streaming service. Disney+ offers a variety of content, including nearly all the Marvel and Star Wars movies, along with original programming and an extensive back catalogue of movies, documentaries, and television, including many titles that will be familiar to anyone who grew up with the Disney Channel. While it is certainly exciting to have old episodes of Lizzie McGuire available to legally

stream, some concerns have been raised over how the content is being presented. Some series are missing entire episodes, while others are being shown with episodes out of order. Additionally, some content also seems to have been revised. Notably, some episodes of The Simpsons are being shown in a widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio, rather than the original (4:3). This has caused some content, including jokes, to be cropped out of frame. Disney has said they will correct this in early 2020. Additionally, superficial changes have been made to Gravity Falls. Gravity Falls series creator, Alex Hirsch (@_ AlexHirsch), said on Twitter “apparently the geniuses over at Disney+ decided to remove Grunkle Stan’s fez symbol for no reason, but then accidentally left it in the thumbnails because even they can’t keep track of what they’re pretending to be concerned about this week.” n

They don’t create us as completed works We spend our lives scrambling to put the right pieces together Hoping to form some picture of ourselves and We might lose a piece of ourselves Amidst all the mania As we are ushered along by the hands of time We forget So, We learn to live without them Becoming less Of a whole person Yet our subconscious still yearns for that piece Spend enough time without it, and the mind begins to warp what that piece was and— Days become weeks, become years Until we realize This piece we so desperately wanted Doesn’t fit —Adam Tripp

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THE HANDMADE DEN 24 Wilson Street

HOLIDAY GUIDE Shops & Eateries B y M i g u e l M a b a l ay I l l u s t r a t i o n s by J u s t i n L a G u f f

THE HANDMADE DEN is a shop that strives to provide families with one of a kind items, made by local Artisans from around Canada. It specializes in handmade childrens clothing and accessories including bibs, silicon and wooden teethers, dolls and more. Currently located on 24 Wilson Street, The Handmade Den was launched in 2016 as a pop up, owned by Beth FirthMartin. It started with 30 artisans and has now grown to include the work of over 80 artisans from across Canada. This isn’t your typical store, they’ve created a unique space that’s both family and pet friendly, and even includes a play area so that parents can relax and shop while their children are occupied. Inside they also have “The Maker’s Station” which was created to further build Guelph’s creative community by offering access to tools, expertise, and workshops for artisans and the community alike. The Handmade Den isn’t just a store, they also offer regular classes, custom parties, one-on-one lessons about the available tools, as well as a large supply of fabric and DIY materials.

BLUE IRIS STUDIOS 179 Woolwich Street

Right across from The Wooly at 179 Woolwich Street is BLUE IRIS STUDIOS, a fine craft studio and showroom featuring pottery and jewellery handmade on site by Iris Dorton. Iris’s work is influenced by the contemporary studio pottery movement and by its leading practitioners in the U.K. and Australia using techniques such as water-etching, stamping and carving to impart natural inspirations to her pieces. Choose from an ever-changing selection of functional as well as decorative pottery, including contemporary porcelain tableware, mugs, bowls, vases, serving platters, teapots, and made-to-order place settings.

GILDED CAGE BOUTIQUE 54 Carden Street

THE GILDED CAGE BOUTIQUE at 54 Carden Street is a new way to shop for luxury products. This boutique reflects the art and beauty of carefully curated bespoke clothing and gifts that are all ethically sourced. The Gilded Cage showcases handmade pieces made by local artisans using sustainable techniques. There’s something for every budget and event. The boutique carefully curates its products by researching where the products are made, who

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makes them, and what materials are used. They also ensure that the makers are paid fairly for their work and are an appropriate age. This information is available to shoppers visiting the boutique. Many of their products are fair trade certified and are made locally. Their formal wear collection, titled the Black Tie Collection, is total decadence and luxury — designed to be worn to the fanciest parties. “The juxtaposition of pajama inspired robes, pants and dresses is exactly what gilded cage is all about,” reads the boutique’s website, “wearing unexpected pieces the will have you turning heads wherever you go, whether it be a wedding, formal event, concert or party!”

MANHATTANS 951 Gordon Street

On 951 Gordon Street is MANHATTANS pizza bistro and music club. Manhattans is an independently owned neighbourhood restaurant boasting a unique dining experience that features live music almost every night of the week. The kitchen serves up a delicious menu made with fresh ingredients that includes something for everyone. Dinner options include New York-style thin crust pizza, pastas, grilled entrées, as well as mouth-watering desserts all prepared inhouse. Something of a hidden gem, stepping into Manhattans is like entering a new world. From the sought-after decor and light displays, to the cozy table corners and seating areas, the restaurant oozes atmosphere and ambience. It’s the only place in town where you can listen to fantastic, professional live jazz while you enjoy your meal. The warm and inviting atmosphere is the perfect setting for romantic and relaxing late-night eats and drinks.

ATMOSPHERE CAFÉ 24 Carden Street

If you’re looking for a relaxed casual meal, head down to ATMOSPHERE CAFÉ. The café resides in a 19th-century historical building in the heart of downtown Guelph. Located at 24 Carden Street, Atmosphere offers “old world charm” with an impressive modern flair. The European-influenced menu is prepared in their open concept kitchen with lunch, dinner and late night offerings that features some of the tastiest, freshest fare in Wellington County. Order from their legendary local craft beer selection. They serve over 16 micro-brewed craft beers. Atmosphere Café also features an extensive selection of premium wines and a unique selection of innovative martinis. n

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SPORTS & HEALTH

GRYPHON GAMES FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 HOCKEY (MEN) — at Western Mustangs | 7pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) — vs Western Mustangs | 1pm BASKETBALL (MEN) — vs Western Mustangs | 3pm HOCKEY (MEN) — at Windsor Lancers | 4pm HOCKEY (WOMEN) —at Windsor Lancers | 7:30pm TRACK AND FIELD — at York X-Mas Open

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1 VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN) — vs Windsor Lancer | 2pm VOLLEYBALL (MEN) — vs Windsor Lancers | 4pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 BASKETBALL (WOMEN) —at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 12pm

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27

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BASKETBALL (MEN) — at UQAM Citadins | 8pm

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28 BASKETBALL (MEN) — vs Bishop’s Gaiters | 4pm VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN) — vs Winnipeg Wesmen Exhibition Tournament

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Heating Up Campus with “Cannon Fire” Cool new things are brewing in the Food Science Club.

HOCKEY (MEN) — at Rochester Institute of Technology | 3:05pm

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BASKETBALL (MEN) — vs McGill Redmen | 4pm

THE GUELPH FOOD INNOVATION CENTER (GFIC) has partnered up with the University of Guelph’s Food Science Club and the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming (GCUOF) to make the first GCUOF-sourced food product sold on campus, hot sauce called Cannon Fire. Cannon Fire is still in the works but, Allison Gordon, a second-year food science student says, “as of December, students will be able to purchase their very own Cannon Fire.” The project manager, Leah Brodovsky, got the idea during her co-op position as a Product Development Associate at GFIC. The thought was to take what she had learned and incorporate it into a fun project for the club. The Food Science Club on campus is a club for students in

VOLLEYBALL (WOMEN) — vs Winnipeg Wesmen Exhibition Tournament

FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 HOCKEY (MEN) — vs Lakehead Thunderwolves | 1pm

SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 HOCKEY (MEN) — vs Lakehead Thunderwolves | 7:30pm

all years majoring in food science to come and share their love for food. Cannon Fire is completely student driven. Gordon is currently volunteering her time helping the GFIC hot sauce project. “So far, it’s been a great experience where I can gain experience in product development, marketing and manufacturing while having fun with food,” says Gordon. They prepared three recipes: a hot, mild, and a mix of the two. “We decided on the mixed blend between mild and hot because it tasted the best and we figured it would sell better,” says Gordon. The project began in September with the members of the club deciding on a recipe. Since the club got the GCUOF on board with this project, all produce used in this recipe has come from

the farm. The main ingredients used for the recipe are cayenne, jalapeño, and habanero, along with some garlic, vinegar, salt, and sugar. Once a batch is cooled, the pH is tested to ensure that is below 4.6. “For all canned foods, they need to have a pH low enough or else bacteria will start to grow and produce botulism toxins,” says Gordon. She adds that she learned in her classes that botulism toxins can be deadly and lead to paralysis. After asking a few fellow students about their thoughts on the project, the responses showed much anticipation. “This makes me wish I liked hot sauce,” says Alyssa Tweedle, a third-year equine management student. “I think that this is a great initiative, however I don’t like spicy foods,” says Derrick Knill, a third-year animal science student. On Nov. 7, Cannon Fire will be mass produced at the pilot plant in the Food Science building. The sauce will be packaged and sealed in five-ounce jars. When purchasing this hot sauce, customers are both supporting the Food Science Club and locally grown and organic products. All proceeds will go to GCUOF. n

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Clash of Titans The biggest rematch of the year. By Janan Shoja Doost

HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING has always had a special place in every fan’s heart. Ever since the days of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, the division has been able to bring excitement to the fighting community by hosting historic fights featuring boxing’s all-time legends. The modern era is no different, as talented boxers hope to reach superstardom by facing tough opponents and displaying their skills on a world-wide stage. Such has been the case with Andy Ruiz Jr., an underdog who shocked the world last June when he beat heavyweight boxing’s poster boy, Anthony Joshua, stealing Joshua’s WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO heavyweight championship belts. With the first fight creating a great upset in the boxing community, the fighters have decided to run back the scrap once again in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Dec. 7, to crown the baddest man on the planet. When the two fought for the first time in New York City last June,

it was expected that Joshua would finish the job and score another win to add to his undefeated professional record. When the fighters first entered the ring, it was clear that Joshua was acting a bit laid back, taking time to analyze Ruiz’s game plan, and after a few rounds one of his shots hit Ruiz to knock him down — immediately, everybody thought that the fight was over. Yet Ruiz did the unthinkable, he stood back up and responded to that blow by throwing deadly shots of his own. He sent Joshua to the canvas multiple times, such that the referee had to stop the fight in favor of Ruiz as Joshua seemed to not be able to defend the upcoming shots anymore. Now, with the rematch being days away, it is only fair to wonder whether the same outcome is to be expected. Since Joshua had a hard time chasing Ruiz down, it is understandable why he has decided to go back to training camp to work on his endurance. It will be

interesting to see how this will affect the rematch, as endurance training usually interferes with strength and conditioning if done excessively. We are not used to seeing Joshua as someone who would take the long route to win decision fights through the quantity of shots thrown. Ruiz, on the other hand, does not seem to have changed much about his game plan as he is seen working on the same set of drills and skills with his trainers. It’s as if he is telling the world that he has always been the same and given that he dominates over Joshua again, his first win was not a fluke. Overall, it will be exciting to see what the outcome will be, given that both fighters box sharply and are cautious of each other’s strategies this time. A closer fight the second time around would be a better indicator of who the true heavyweight champion is. It is also expected that the winner of the rematch fights the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion to unify his belts and become the undisputed one, just as how things were back in the glory days of boxing. Hate it or love it, the underdog came out on top in the first match, but will it happen again? We will all witness for ourselves on Dec. 7. n

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Talk Nerdy to Me What is Classified as Sex? B y Ta s h a Fa l c o n e r

WHAT IS CLASSIFIED AS SEX? Does anal actually constitute as sex? There is no established or consistent definition of what sex is, and while the vast majority of people consider penile-vaginal intercourse to be sex, there are plenty of other sexual activities that frisky folks call sex. In the late 1990s, researchers realized people may be defining sex differently from each other. Around this time, researchers out of the Kinsey Institute conducted a study that found about 81 per cent of participants stated that they considered penile-anal intercourse sex and 40 per cent of people considered oral stimulation sex, showing a discrepancy between what we actually call sex. So what is sex? Well, it depends on who you ask. More recent studies continue to find that people all define sex differently and that various factors influence whether an act is considered sex. Researcher Stephanie Sanders and colleagues found that 95 per cent of people considered penile-vaginal intercourse sex, 81 per cent considered anal intercourse sex, 71–73 percent considered oral stimulation sex, and 45–48 per cent considered manual stimulation sex. Researchers Zoe Peterson and Charlene Muehlenhard asked undergraduate participants about what activities constitute, “not quite sex” and why. Reasons a sexual activity may not be considered sex included lack of penetration, orgasm, genital contact, sexual arousal, and fluid exchange. Furthering this, researchers from the University of Utah asked what acts people definitely define as sex and probably define as sex. They found that whether or not an orgasm is achieved has an impact on statistics as does whether the person defining sex is the giver or the receiver. Penilevaginal intercourse was — unsurprisingly — definitely considered sex for 90–99 percent of participants, and anal intercourse was definitely considered sex for 70– 75 per cent of participants, which increased to 92–93 percent when adding probably sex. These researchers also asked about self-stimulation while on the phone with a partner and found that for both definitely and probably, only 14 per cent of people considered this act sex. And all this hasn’t even touched on the shifting definitions of sex in feminist discourse and as they relate to LGBTQ2+ people. So again, what is sex??? It’s a big question and ultimately it is up to you to determine what sexual activities constitute sex for you. That being said, various sexual activities can be pleasurable whether they are defined as sex or not, and whether they result in orgasm or not. n

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FROM THE KITCHEN:

Hot Chocolate 2 Ways B y S a r a h K r o l ew s k i

NOTHING BEATS SITTING INSIDE with a cup of hot cocoa and watching the snow fall, and for that reason, here are two simple recipes certain to warm you up.

MILK HOT CHOCOLATE WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

– 1 ¾ cups milk – 3 tablespoons white sugar – 1 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder – ½ teaspoon cinnamon HOW TO DO IT: 1. In a pot, combine ¼ cup milk and white sugar. Stir on high until the sugar is dissolved and the milk begins to steam. 2. Add in the cocoa powder and cinnamon and whisk until combined and there are no lumps. Stir in the rest of the milk and heat until warm. Serve immediately.

DARK HOT CHOCOLATE WHAT YOU’LL NEED: – 1 ¾ cups milk – 2 tablespoons white sugar – 2 ½ tablespoons cocoa powder – ½ teaspoon cinnamon HOW TO DO IT: 1. In a pot, combine a ¼ cup of the milk, white sugar, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Stir on medium until smooth. 2. Once smooth, add in the rest of the milk and heat until warm. Serve immediately.

OPTIONAL ADD-INS: – ¼ teaspoon Peppermint Extract – 1 teaspoon Nutella – Marshmallows

– Crushed Candy Canes - Whipped Cream - 1 teaspoon Peanut Butter

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Why an Afternoon Nap may Actually be Good for your Health B y S a r a h K r o l ew s k i

MANY OF US tend to fall into a pattern of sleep ingrained from our childhoods: eight hours (more or less) every night. Family members, friends, neighbours, classmates and everyone one you know probably follows this method of sleep, although you may not know its name, “Monophasic Sleep.” But what if I told you there was another way that you could sleep, one that could have health benefits and allow you to take a guiltfree afternoon nap? Biphasic Sleep, as the name would suggest, splits up the amount of sleep you get daily into two parts. There are two ways this could be done: two sleep sessions at night or one nightly session and an afternoon session. The first way, two sessions at night, would mean that you would sleep for a few hours in the early evening, then you would wake up for a couple of hours, and then later, go back to sleep so that a total of around eight hours are achieved. The other method of biphasic sleep, involving a nightly session

and an afternoon session, would mean that you would sleep for around six hours a night, and then sleep again around 2 p.m. for around 90 minutes. To everyone’s dismay, sleeping 12 hours, waking up at 11 a.m., then taking a nap at 1 p.m. would not qualify for the potential health benefits of biphasic sleep. In the 1980’s, many countries considered biphasic sleep a common practice. In Greece, stores would open at 9 a.m. and close from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., then reopen until 9 p.m. to allow for an afternoon nap. The modern age has mostly eliminated this practice, although some places across the globe, such as Spain, continue to follow a biphasic sleep pattern. Throughout history, biphasic sleep was considered quite normal. Some sleep researchers suggest that the invention of the light bulb resulted in a shift away from a split sleeping pattern. Possible health benefits of biphasic sleep include improvement in cognitive function, enhanced productivity, and stress relief. Bi-

phasic sleep also provides the ability to recall dreams, enables flexibility in scheduling, and helps with insomnia. Multiple studies have linked sleep and memory, which is why it may not be a bad idea to sleep after studying for a test. But before you grab your pillow, there are a few disadvantages of this style of sleep. It may be hard to adjust to a different style of sleeping and the changes to one’s sleep schedule may make it difficult to go out with friends and work at a job that would require you to be there until 5 p.m. or so. There has also not been a lot of research done on the longterm effects of biphasic sleep, although one study suggests it is relatively harmless and may actually be more helpful than monophasic sleep. No matter which way you sleep, getting about eight hours a night is always important. n

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WHAT’S ON IN DEC & JAN NOV. 28 - DEC. 21 POLAR EXPRESS TRAIN RIDE Based on the movie, Waterloo Central Railway passengers can experience a ride on the Polar Express. Tickets start at $42. 5:30 pm, Waterloo Central Railway

DEC 6. TIM BAKER WITH THE FRANKLIN ELECTRIC Hey Rosetta!’s Tim Baker puts on a solo show at the University following his debut album release. $26.50 students, $30.50 general. 8 pm, War Memorial Hall

NOV. 29 DIVESTFEST A show featuring Cedar Symphony, Less Beings, and Teddy’s Atlas to raise funds for OPIRG. PWYC, suggested $10. 9 pm, Red Papaya Thai & Grill

DEC. 8 THE POPPY SEED ART EXHIBITION Garth Laidlaw is opening his studio to exhibit his, Jenna Kesler’s, and David Laidlaw’s fine art. Free, 10 am, 185 Arthur St. North

NOV. 30 ROYAL CITY BREWING ANNUAL HOLIDAY MARKET Local vendors at Guelph’s brewing company. Free. 2-7 pm, Royal City Brewing

DEC. 8 FEMINIST HOLIDAY MARKET This event brings together artisans, creatives, small businesses, and activists to create a hub of feminism, community, and activism! Free, 12 pm, Peter Clark Hall

NOV. 30 GUELPH MARKET SQUARE TREE LIGHTING Mayor Cam Guthrie will light the Market Square Christmas tree. Free, 7 pm, City Hall

DEC. 18 HISTORY BITES: DECOLONIZING GUELPH’S FOUNDING STORY Dismantling the narrative that Galt and The Canada Company founded Guelph. Free, 12 pm, Guelph Museums

DEC. 30 TACO BELLES DRAG SHOW Tequila and drag at The Mule in Hamilton. Tiffany Boxx will be performing. Free, 9 pm, 41 King William Street, Hamilton

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DEC. 31 VOLVER A LA HABANA A “hot and sizzling salsa” fundraiser New Year’s Eve party. Drinks available for purchase. Tickets start at $75, 8 pm, THEMUSEUM

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JAN. 9 AFTERLIFE DIALOGUES: A SÉANCE EXPERIENCE Local historian Marion Roes will lead a presentation about the early undertakers who worked within a few blocks of THEMUSEUM. Free, 1:30 pm, THEMUSEUM JAN. 12 ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – THE BALLET The classic Canadian story of Anne of Green Gables has been brought to life with ballet. Tickets start at $29. 2 pm, The River Run Centre

HOROSCOPE ARTFULLY DIVINED BY LEAH MORROW

ARIES Mar. 21 - Apr. 19

TAURUS Apr. 20 - May 20

GEMINI May 21 - Jun. 20

CANCER Jun. 21 - July 22

LEO b July 23 - Aug 22

VIRGO Aug. 23 - Sept. 22

Saturn has the demeanor of a grumpy old man. In 2020, this planet will rule the professional aspects of your life, and he can be a little demanding. Prepare for a lot of responsibility to come your way.

With Venus as your governing planet, how could you not love, love? Taurus, you rule the neck and throat of the body, don’t be afraid to speak up. It looks like you have Aphrodite on your side in 2020.

Have things felt a little discombobulated lately? Who can blame you, you’ve been through a lot. In 2020, you will experience a sense of peace within personal relationships. Your ruling planet Mercury’s communication powers will be easier to harness.

As a water sign, you feel emotions very deeply and are highly intuitive. This is doubled within the realm of romantic relationships. This is not a bad thing! But in 2020, let your inner child roam free. Embrace playfulness.

Leo, you are loyal, honourable, and romantic, and you want people to notice these traits in you. With the Sun as your planet, you can be too hot to handle. 2020 is a year of lessons in love for you.

Virgo, as time moves ever forward, so do you. In 2020, you will empty your mental junk folder of anything and anyone who no longer serves you. This will make room for new beginnings to blossom.

LIBRA Sept. 23 - Oct. 22

SCORPIO Oct. 23 - Nov. 21

SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22 - Dec. 21

CAPRICORN Dec. 22 - Jan. 19

AQUARIUS Jan. 20 - Feb. 18

PISCES Feb. 19 - Mar. 20

Balance will be the tune you dance to in 2020. Balance your relationships by first taking care of yourself. You may face obstacles in your relationships, but how you let them affect you will make all the difference.

Grab your tool belt Scorpio. 2020 will be a time for maintenance in your world of relationships. Take things slow and steady, and build on those relationships already in your life. You may be surprised by what you find.

The new year may bring some upset in what is normally stable. Your ruling planet is Jupiter. This planet represents taking leaps into the unknown with reckless abandon. Let go of what you want to get what you need.

With Saturn as your ruling planet, you may find it difficult at times to find a good-work life balance. You work hard Capricorn, and you are appreciated. Take time in 2020 to be a little more spontaneous.

You are a rebel Aquarius. With Uranus as your planet, you are electric. People may not always understand you, and you may not always understand them. In 2020, look for someone who is equally nonconforming.

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